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Onyi Nwabineli

Onyi Nwabineli

How to pronounce Onyi Nwabineli: AHN-yee NWAH-bin-ell-ee

Onyi Nwabineli Biography

Onyi Nwabineli is a Nigerian British head-wrap aficionado. Born in Benin, Nigeria, she grew up in Glasgow, the Isle of Man and Newcastle, and now lives in London. Onyi is the cofounder of Surviving Out Loud, a fund that provides fiscal support for survivors of sexual assault, and the founder of Black Pens (black-pens.com), a writing retreat for Black womxn. Someday, Maybe is her debut novel.

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